Benin vs Cameroon: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Benin
0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon
0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
135th
Cameroon rank
134th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Benin ranks 135th and Cameroon ranks 134th of 196 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.2733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.2789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.2929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.2243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Benin ranks 135th and Cameroon ranks 134th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.